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Community Revived For Sixth Season By Yahoo
Greendale lives on. The folks behind Community announced today that they’ll be making a sixth season with Yahoo, following their TV cancellation earlier this year. No word when the nerdy cult classic will come back or where we’ll be able to watch it, but at least “six seasons and a movie” is still a very…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Message From Level 1 Boss
Despite what probably amounts to years of experience facing what must be thousands of intrepid heroes, the Level 1 Boss you find in most RPGs is usually fairly predictable and weak. And while the heroes continue to level up and earn status and gear in their communities, Level 1 Boss never makes any kind of…
By Tina Amini Published June 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedPokémon‘s Pallet Town Has Never Sounded So Smooth
Everyone loves video game town themes. They’re so relaxing; there’s no need for tension or strife, because we’re safe at home. We don’t have to fight battles or solve puzzles; it’s time to take it easy. The Pallet Town theme from Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow is a particularly relaxing town theme, and it’s made all the more…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
New Hyper-Violent The Walking Dead Statue
Here’s a new The Walking Dead statue by McFarlane toys, featuring Rick Grimes taking down a trio of zombies: The statue is based on a sketch by Robert Kirkman: You can preorder now: This hand-painted piece not only includes Rick Grimes and three full zombies, but also three zombie heads and a slew of body…
By John Struan Published June 30, 2014 - Culture
Which Mario Kart 8 Track Is The Best?
With each new Mario Kart game, it’s the same deal: Some tracks are good. Some tracks aren’t that exciting. And some tracks are amazing. Mario Kart 8 is no different. Some of us on staff at Kotaku have been talking/arguing about which track is the best and why, and we thought we’d see what you…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedCaptain America Celebrates The Country’s Most Horrible Statistics
With Independence Day right around the corner, Fox’s Animation Domination mixes a comic book icon with horrible U.S. statistics to make everyone a little more depressed. Statistically speaking, every country in the world could have one of these songs made about them, tailored towards their worst qualities in order to sound as terrible as possible.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedSix Insane Zelda Speedruns
Summer Games Done Quick is over, but the crazy speedruns and insane moves will live on forever. I haven’t watched all the runs yet, but some of my absolute favorites are the Zelda games, which take some serious skill and precision to master like this. It’s amazing how these speedrunners know every single trick and…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2014 - Culture
Doritos Mystery Flavors Revealed — “Spicy Street Taco” Wins
Earlier this year Snacktaku reviewed the three mystery flavors released for the Doritos Jacked line of corn chips. Now the names are officially revealed, and my favorite is retired in favor of my next screen name, “Spicy Street Taco”. First off, let’s see how accurate my taste buds were. I’ll give the bag color, how…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014 -
CultureFallout 3 Beaten In Under 24 Minutes, A New World Record
Watch as speedrunner BubblesDelFuego jets across the capital wasteland, all in the name of speed. Bubbles manages to beat the game in an astounding 23:55, beating the previous record of 24:20. The previous record for an “any percentage” run was also held by BubblesDelFuego, by the way. He beat his personal best, though you can…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedThese Guys Re-Created A GTA V Trailer In Real Life
A group of Spanish filmmakers called Zapruder Films put together this sweet live-action re-creation of the original GTA V teaser trailer from way back in 2011. Also, they set it in Madrid. The whole thing is pretty great, and they put the original trailer in the bottom left corner for reference, so you can see…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
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By Steve Marinconz Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: Wolfenstein, Watch Dogs, Playstation Plus, The Legend of Korra
Whatever your platform you can grab the surprisingly good Wolfenstein: The New Order on the cheap today. PC gamers get it for $30, while it’s $40 on all the consoles. [Wolfenstein: The New Order] Watch Dogs is also discounted across almost everything today, starting at $47 on the PC and going up to $53 for…
By Shane Roberts Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh Good, The New Ninja Turtles Movie Is Getting A 3DS Game
I was really hoping there wouldn’t be an official physical video game product based on the upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, if only to avoid seeing these ugly mugs on store shelves. Coming in August from Activision, the company that’s made a name for itself for releasing average Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Shigeru Miyamoto, We Have An Answer To Your Question
Mr. Miyamoto, you recently asked me to ask Kotaku‘s readers to say which games they’d like you to make for the Wii U. Your question was extremely popular and I got a lot of replies—more than 3,000. And a lot of them involved a particular word: Metroid It’s not quite that simple, though. There were…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
And Now Some Free Garden Warfare Content From PopCap’s Sponsors
Two new free Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare character variants drop today, courtesy of Aquafina FlavorSplash. How do you feel about free sponsored content? The Berry Shooter and Citrus Cactus arrive today with the free Tactical Taco Party Pack downloadable content pack, the latest in a series of free premium content added since the launch…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
‘Moms Against Gaming’ Is My New Favorite Twitter Account
Meet @MomsAgainstGam, a noble crusader in the fight to keep our children away from the menace that is video gaming. With powerful tweets like “disease and poverty are a direct result of Gaming,” @MomsAgainstGam is helping expose the painful truth that video games must be stopped. Well, not really. This is a parody account, masterfully…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Metro: Last Light: Just Bopping Them on the Head • Blade and Soul: The Ani-TAY Review • TAY Explores Comics: Iris Zero • Mekakucity Actors: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat Happened to the Lost Thundercats Games
Thunder, thunder, Thundercats… no! Come with us, children of the 1980s and journey through a twisted tale about why there was only one terrible game based on the mega-popular fightin’ cat-people cartoon. Old-game archivist Larry Bundy digs deep in the sketchy game publishing history tactics of three decades ago to find out why a seeming…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Which Video Game Genre Is Your City?
From the survival horror streets of Chicago to massively multiplayer Los Angeles, Dorkly has taken a handful of U.S. cities and described them — with uncanny accuracy — in terms of video game genres. They describe the dangers of Chicago thusly: Intermittent pockets of extreme danger and safe zones. Filled with stories of an awful…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2014